Grinling Gibbons' table-topping results wiped out after "maladministration"

In November, BC reported that Deptford primary school Grinling Gibbons had achieved the best results in the country, according to one respected league table. At the time, one reader questioned how reliable the results were. Now, The Standard reports that the school has had its results wiped out by the Department for Education:

After an inspection, Grinling Gibbons Primary School in Deptford has been punished for “maladministration” of its Key Stage 2 tests last summer. 

Last year’s results for maths and grammar, punctuation and spelling tests have been annulled for the whole cohort. 

The school’s results for the mental mathematics test, the second maths paper and the first grammar, punctuation and spelling paper were annulled. As a result the overall maths and grammar, punctuation and spelling results have been invalidated. 

The Department for Education spokesman said: “Following an investigation into the administration of 2014 Key Stage 2 tests at Grinling Gibbons Primary School, a decision was made to annul a number of the tests... Any instances of maladministration of the tests are completely unacceptable.”

A spokesman for Lewisham Council said: “In our view, the quality of education at Grinling Gibbons Primary School continues to be of a very high standard across all year groups. 

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